Cross the Monkey Mountain

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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: On a hot summer day, the scorching sun baked the earth. On the lush green slopes and dense forests, a group of monkeys swung and played joyfully. An old grandfather was struggling to climb up from the hillside. He wore a straw hat and carried a stack of straw hats on his shoulder, with two wine gourds hanging from his chest. With the rhythm of his steps, the hats rose and fell, and the gourds bumped against each other, producing a pleasant sound. Finally, the old grandfather reached the forest. Under a large tree, he wiped his sweat and felt a bit of coolness, so he placed the hats on the ground, took off the wine gourds, and sat in the shade to rest. The monkeys peeked out from the bushes, wide-eyed and curiously watching the passing old grandfather. He picked up a gourd, tilted his head back, took a sip, savored it, and felt quite refreshed. After a while, the old grandfather leaned against the tree and dozed comfortably. The monkeys gradually moved closer to the old grandfather one by one, then quickly climbed to nearby trees, hiding in the shade of the leaves and secretly watching the old grandfather's movements. "Huff-huff-huff," snoring sounds arose, and the old grandfather fell asleep. A mischievous little monkey climbed down, tiptoeing and tucking its belly to the tree below. Just as it approached, the old grandfather rolled over, and the little monkey was startled and panicked, quickly scampering back up the tree. The other monkeys also hurriedly turned back, hiding behind the leaves. This book tells the story of a few monkeys who encounter an old man on the road. The old man with the hats rests in the forest, and a few mischievous monkeys watch the old man fall asleep and take away all his hats one by one. The playful process of the monkeys and the series of interesting and joyful events of the old man trying to regain his hats, including the old man's anger being as big as the Earth, are all included. The content of the book includes monkeys peeking out from the bushes, wide-eyed and curiously watching the passing old grandfather. He picked up a gourd, tilted his head back, took a sip, savored it, and felt quite refreshed. After a while, the old grandfather leaned against the tree and dozed comfortably. The monkeys gradually moved closer to the old grandfather one by one, then quickly climbed to nearby trees, hiding in the shade of the leaves and secretly watching the old grandfather's movements. "Huff-huff-huff," snoring sounds arose, and the old grandfather fell asleep.